Improvement in medicine-packages



J. H. GUILD; Medicine-Package.

No. 216,182. Patented June 3,1879.

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JOSEPH H. GUILD, OF RUPERT, VERMONT.

IMPROVEMENT IN MEDICINE-PACKAGES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 216,182, dated June 3,1879; application filed March 31, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J osEPI-I H. GUILD, of Rupert, in the countyofBennington and State of Vermont, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Medicine-Packages; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,which will enable others skilled in the art to which. it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification My invention relates to packages for holding medicines;and consists in providing the package or casing with a mouth at theupper end and a removable screw-cap, so as to form an air-tightmedicine-package, and protect the contents, during transportation anduse, from air or moisture.

It further consists in graduating the screwcap in size, so that it willhold one dose of the medical preparation to be in closed in the package,and in providing the package, at its upper end, with an outside cover,having a compartment inside, to hold the preparation for burning, whensuch is desired, and another holdinga qnantityofthe preparation isformed,

also space or another compartment, D, is left outside of therim G toreceive. certain small articles used in connection with the medicine, asa stirrer, I), a few matches, 0, 0c.

The package constructed as shown is es pecially adapted for holding andusing medi cal preparations which are administered by igniting them tocreate vapors for inhalin The cap a, being removed and held in aninverted position, is filled from the package A, and emptied into thevessel G formed within the cover B. The contents are then ignited bymeans of a match, 0, and stirred by using the stirrer b, usually formedof a piece of wire. Having described my invention, I claim- The case Acontaining medicine to be used by inhalation, having the stopper-cap aof the proper size for measuring the medicine, and the top or cover B ofthe case provided with the rim 0, forming the compartment tohold themedicine while burning, and the compartment D for carrying the matchesand stirrer, substantially as and for the purpose specified. Intestimony that I claim the forcgoin as my own Iaffix my signature inpresence of two witnesses.

I JOSEPH H. GUILD. Witnesses:

LYMAN FARRAR, CoRNELIUs M. SHELDON.

